HC Deb 25 February 1980 vol 979 cc453-4W
10. Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what plans he has to reverse the accelerating de-industrialisation of Great Britain.

Sir Keith Joseph

The Government's approach in what will inevitably be a slow process is to abate inflation and crowding-out, encourage enterprise and effort and seek to convince all concerned to recognise that the only way to more jobs, higher real earnings, better public services and better benefits is by co-operation within the work place to achieve continually rising productivity and good profits earned in competition.